Gnaphalopoda crassa
| Gnaphalopoda crassa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Gnaphalopoda |
| Species: | G. crassa |
| Binomial name | |
| Gnaphalopoda crassa Britton, 1987 | |
Gnaphalopoda crassa is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Australia (South Australia, Northern Territory).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7–8.5 mm (0.28–0.33 in). They are dark reddish brown. The pronotum is uniformly punctured, the scutellum is densely punctured at the base, but sparsely punctured towards the apex and the elytra are punctured as in Gnaphalopoda suspiciosa. The pygidium is coarsely and irregularly punctured.[3]
References
- ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Gnaphalopoda crassa at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
- 1 2 Britton, E. B. (1987). "A revision of the Australian chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae). Vol. 5. Tribes Scitalini and Comophorini". Invertebrate Taxonomy. 1 (6): 685–799. Retrieved June 10, 2026.